Cross-species microsatellite amplification in South American Caimans (Caiman spp and Paleosuchus palpebrosus)
Microsatellite DNA markers have been used to assess genetic diversity and to study ecological behavioral characteristics in animals. Although these markers are powerful tools, their development is labor intensive and costly. Thus, before new markers are developed it is important to prospect the use...
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Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
2006-01-01
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Series: | Genetics and Molecular Biology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572006000100015 |